Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Print Interviews
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Russell Arathoon
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time Venue : Just the Tonic The Caves – Outside the Box Time: 6pm Dates: 4th – 28th August (not 15th) Photographer: Karla Gowlett Links: Profile and Social Media Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show I’ve just turned 40. Gay years […]
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Rajiv Karia
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: Rajiv Karia: Gallivant Venue Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker Two Time: 4.25pm Dates: 3rd to 28th August (not 17th) Photographer: Matt Stronge Links: Profile and Social Media Tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Gallivant Well it’s my debut stand-up show. I decided to call it Gallivant cos my mum […]
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Piotr Szczęsny Sikora
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Performer: Piotr Szczęsny Sikora Show: Boy: Looking For Friends Venue Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, The Garden Room Time: 11.15am Dates: 4th- 28th of August Photographer: Jose Ramon Links: Website Instagram Facebook Hello Piotr! Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Boy: Looking For Friends. I will perform my solo […]
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Now Shame
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: Now Shame Venue: Paradise in the Vault (Venue 29) Time: 10.25pm Dates: 15th – 28th August (not 21st) Photographer: Michael Zwiauer Links: Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Tickets FaceOddity Productions present Dominic Sorrell, Fergus Head, Max Walker, and Michael Zwiauer in Now Shame. Hi guys. Tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh […]
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The Lovely Boys
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: The Lovely Boys Venue Just The Tonic at The Caves: Just The Wee One Time: 5:30pm Dates: 4th-28th August (Not 15th) Photographer: Jack Hauxwell Links: Instagram Facebook Tickets Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show The Lovely Boys’ show is an equal mix of chaotic northern […]
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Lil Saffron
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: Lil Saffron: Ragu to Riches Performer: Michael Kunze Venue: Just the Tonic – Mash House – Cask Room Time: 9:05 PM Dates: 4th – 28th August (not 15th, 22nd) Photographer: Niamh Denyer Links: Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe […]
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Jeff Ahern
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Performer: Jeff Ahern Show: Sylus 2024 Venue: The Space@ Surgeon’s Hall Time: 3pm Dates: August 5th-27th (not 14th) Photographer: Troy Conrad Links: Website Facebook Tickets Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Sylus 2024 My show is an improvised political Satire where the audience suggestions create […]
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Ganesh and Cydney’s Clinic
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: Ganesh and Cydney’s Clinic Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate Time: 11PM Dates: 4th – 28th Aug (not 16th) Photographer: Daniel Adams Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Imagine if Prince and Mae West were best friends. Now throw in some glitter, filth, a dash of camp and you’re […]
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David Watson
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Performer: David Watson Show: Kill The Frippery Venue theSpace @ Surgeons Hall Time: 3.15pm Dates: 15th-27th August Photographer: Rachael Watson Links: Profile and Social Media Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Kill the Frippery takes a sharp comedic swipe at a life lived miles from the frontline, where the […]
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Bloody Difficult Women
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Writer: Tim Walker Show: Bloody Difficult Women Venue: Assembly Rooms (Ballroom) Time: 2.30 pm Dates: August 3rd – 28th (not 11th, 22nd) Photographer: M Raza Hussain Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show In Bloody Difficult Women, I see in the legal battle between Gina Miller and Theresa […]
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Ben Miller
First published in On the Mic - Thursday, July 14th, 2022Show: Ben Miller’s Stand-Up Science Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters Time: Noon Dates: 4th – 28th August (not 17th) Photographer: Marco Vazquez Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Ben Miller’s Stand-Up Science Thank you for asking politely, it’s a multimedia comedy show about […]
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ComedySportz UK
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: ComedySportz UK Dates: 4th-20th August 2022 Laughing Horse at the Counting House Laughing Horse at the Three Sisters Photographer: Bron Edge Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, ComedySportz is an award-winning competitive comedy show that sees two teams go for gold with quick-witted gags and games. It’s completely unscripted […]
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Colin Hoult
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann Venue Pleasance Courtyard – Beneath Time: 9.10pm Dates: 3rd – 28th August (not 17th) Photographer: Linda Blacker Links: Profile and Social Media Hi Colin. Tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, The Death of Anna Mann. God, where do we begin? It’s the culmination […]
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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy Time: 6.20pm Dates: 1st-28th August (not 17th) Photographer: Matt Stronge Links: Profile and Social Media Hi Christopher. Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Oh No! Oh No is a show about going mental, peeing myself, crying in Morrisons, learning […]
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Chris Gethard
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: Chris Gethard: The Father And The Sun Venue Gilded Balloon Teviot – Billiard Room Time: 6pm Dates: 3rd – 28th August Links: Profile and Social Media Tell us a bit about A Father and the Sun. My son was born in April of 2019. Like many comedians, this naturally led to a lot of jokes […]
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Boris the Third
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Performer: Harry Kershaw as Boris Show: Boris the Third Venue: Pleasance Courtyard One at Time: 4.10pm Photograph: Andrew Pugsley Tell me about the 2022 production of Boris the Third. When Boris Johnson was at Eton he was in a school production of Richard III playing Richard III. Apparently he didn’t learn his lines and […]
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Benjamin Alborough
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Doonstairs Time: 9:15pm Dates: 3rd – 7th August Photographer: Matt Stronge Links: Profile and Social Media Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Absolute Monopoly is my attempt to remake the classic board game in my own image. Frustrated with […]
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Ben Lund-Conlon
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: Ben Lund-Conlon: Lies, Damned Lies & Buffy the Vampire Slayer Venue: The Little Kirk, Just The Tonic, Grassmarket Centre Time: 4:40pm Dates: 4th – 28th August (not 15) Photographer: David Madden Links: Profile and Social Media Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show: A little while ago I was listening to a […]
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Ashley Haden
First published in On the Mic - Wednesday, July 13th, 2022Show: Ashley Haden: On the Outside Pissing In Venue Laughing Horse @ Counting House – The Loft Time: 7.45pm Dates: 4th – 28th August (not Tuesdays) Links: Profile and Social Media Hi Ashley, Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, On the Outside Pissing In. The show is about the state of the […]
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Zach Zucker
First published in On the Mic - Tuesday, July 12th, 2022Show: Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase (Made for TV) Venue Monkey Barrell 4 Time: 7.50pm Dates: 3rd to 28th August (not 17th) Photographer: Dylan Wooley Links: Profile and Social Media Tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase (Made for TV). First and foremost, it’s going to be (a) […]
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Yuriko Kotani
First published in On the Mic - Tuesday, July 12th, 2022Show: Yuriko Kotani: Kaiju About Venue Pleasance Dome Time: 7.10pm Dates: 3rd – 29th August (not 15th) Photographer: Karla Gowlett Links: Profile and Social Media Tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. My show is called “Yuriko Kotani: Kaiju About” It’s a show about myself, a Japanese person living in London. I’ll be […]
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Your Aunt Fanny
First published in On the Mic - Tuesday, July 12th, 2022Show: Your Aunt Fanny: Muff Said Venue: Assembly Rooms – Front Room Time: 9:05pm Dates: 4th – 27th August (not 15th, 16th) Photographer: Jessie’s Whimsical Photography Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. Your Aunt Fanny are an all-womxn theatre company from the North East of England. […]
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Will Duggan
First published in On the Mic - Tuesday, July 12th, 2022Show: Will Duggan: Iceberg Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Cellar Time: 3:25pm Dates: 3rd – 28th August (except 15th) Photographer: Ed Moore Links: Profile and Social Media Tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Iceberg. Iceberg is a show about rage, and the wide scope of things that we put under the umbrella of rage. […]
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Toby Isaacs
First published in On the Mic - Tuesday, July 12th, 2022Show: Toby Isaacs: Existence is Futile Venue: Just the Tonic @ The Caves – The Big Room Time: 1.30pm Dates: 22nd -28th August Photographer: Joe Giacomet Links: Profile and Social Media Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, “Existence is Futile” sounds morbid, right? The last […]
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The Great Baldini
First published in On the Mic - Tuesday, July 12th, 2022Show: Dirty Tricks: How The Illusionati Rule the World Venue: Greenside @ Riddles Court Time: 4.20pm Dates: 5th – 18th August (not 14th) Photographer: Mark Conway Links: Profile and Social Media Please tell me about your 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, ‘The Great Baldini’ is a magical superstar, a relict of the music […]
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